Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-10
PROW WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alcxa. GAzErrEl
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 10, 1857.


Especial Correspondence of the Alcxa GAzETTE-I
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 10, 1887
It is currently reported and generally be-
lieved here that the President is so bent up.
on what he calls Recognizing" his colored
fellow citizens, not at their respective
homes. but here in Washington, that he in
tends to appoint Matthews, whom the Sen
ate would not confirm for recorder OF deeds,
to another lucrative position and one IN
which he will be the overgeer OF large
number of white people of both sexes, his
object being to win the colOred vote in the
Northern States, in several Of which that
vote is decisive. 1t is needless TO say that
intelligent coored men from the North say
that such an object can never be attained
bv such means.
The President yesterday removed Mr..
Bowie, collector of customs at Petersburg,
and John Meushaw, supervising inspector of
steam vessels for Charles City, Va, 10 Flor
ida. Both of them had been suspended pre-.
viously, but they have now been removed,
the right to do so having been restored to
the executive by the repeal of the tenure
of the office act.
People from West Virginia here to-day
say that not only will an attempt be made
to elect T. S. Senator at the called meet
ing of the legislature of that State, but that
MIR. Camden viii! be reelected.
The Texas investigating committee has
adjourned until pext winter. 1t could have
| been continued during the summer, but as
it was a veritable boomerang, Mr.. Hoar
deemed it best to suspend operations.
A dispatch was sent from here yesterday
to some of the newspapers to the effect that
aoorkeeper Donaldson CT the House was
dead. 1t WAS incorrect Mr. Donaldson
has been iadisposed, but is now doing very
we'll
Senator Cockrel, of Missouri, bias been
appointed a subcommittee of one to invest.
igate and report to the next Congress the
cause of the delay in the reception Of de-
partmenta Information asked for by Con-
gress.
A member OF the Virginia legislature here
to day, in talking about the dispatch in yea
terlay GAZETTE to the effect that the cred
| itors of that State would agree to take in
settlement of their claims only what they
could get out Of the States revenue surplus,
surprised all his hearers by saying that he
did not believe the legislature would accept
those terms unless the creditors would also
agree to surrender their coupons, and thus
deprive themselves of any security for their
| claims.
1t was supposed that the redemption OF
| the trade dollars would have added to the
amount of standard dollars in circulation.
But that supposi;ion was vain, for as fast as
the standard dollars are paid out in ex-
change for the trade dollars, they are turned
back into the treasury in exchange for Sill
yer certificates.
The rumor that Judge Goolrick, of Fred
ericksbug, the present chief of the postoffice
| inspection division, will be made second as
sistant Postmaster General, vice MIR. Knott
to be appointed to judgeship is not cred
tied by the Judge.
A we'll posted Pennsylvania republican
politician, here to-day says that according
to the new congressional apportionment
bill now before the legislature of his State
| MIR. Randall will be cast in district having
two thousand republican majority, but that
fit were twice that much he would still
be elected, as the republicans can not afford
to have him defeated, he being of more use
to them than any ten republican members
Of Congress would be. In order, however
to avoid any trouble about tho matter
Messrs. Simon and Don. Cameron, he says
are now at Harrisburg, trying to have the
bill referred to defeated, aud that If they
can not succeed in that, they will see thai
nothing shall be wanting even then to Sc
cure Mr.. Randall's election.
A gentleman who called upon Mr.. Man
ming yesterday to bid him good bye, says he
was grieved to observe the change that had
taken place in him since he saw him before
He says ne talks nationally, consecutively
and logically. and expressed a fervent hops
that he would be benefited by his proposed
trip abroad, as lie was extremely anxious tc
be we'll by the next national convention
adding significantly that he wanted TO have
something to do with that convention. But
for al! this, the gentleman referred to says
he is afraid Mr.. Manning's hope will not be
realized, as his lately developed emotional
sensibilities indicate too plainly that his
paralysis has done its work.
All the messenger boys in the service Of
the B. & o. telegraph company here have
been supplied with Australian ponies, AND
are now seen galloping about the streets il
all directions.
At the public reception st the White
House yesterday an old lady whom the
President had complimented upon her JEFF
fersonian simplicity, replied that she was a
republican. but that, nevertheless, she be-
lieved in him. The President then whis
pered something in her ear which evidently
didn't increase her faith in his democracy
for she passed Oh smiling.
The report that eX Congressman Trigg, of Vir.
ginia, will be candidate for the c!erkship of the
next House, is entirely incorrect. Mr.. Trigg
when asked about it, sa. ing he had no such in
tenton. 1t is highly probable that not only Mr.
Clark, the present clerk. but sl the other OLD
officers of the House will be reelected.
Conference VI. T.. Church SOufh.